Toyota Vitz Owners/Fan Club

The purpose of this post is to gauge the interest in forming a Toyota Vitz Owners Club in different cities of Pakistan. As we all know that Vitz has become quite popular in the last year or so. More and more people are buying it or are interested to know more about it. The purpose of the club would be to share technical / operational information regarding the car. As well as help fellow members with different issues regarding the everyday running of the car. There would be regular meets and get together as well as cruises. The criteria to join the club would be to own a Vitz and a desire to help and share information with fellow members. I myself am based in Karachi, so I can take the lead in taking off this project here. Other can do the similar thing in their respective cities. If there is enough interest, a formal charter / by-laws would be issued with club rules and regulation as well as its mission statement. The club would operate under the same rules & conditions as other international car clubs. To take this project off the ground, I believe 10 people in each city would be the minimum requirement. If anyone from Karachi is interested in being a part of this club, please email me at danyal1@hotmail.com. Pakwheelers from other cities can share their email addresses under this post if they are willing to take the lead for their respective cities. I hope to this see become a success someday and a model for other to follow. LETS MAKE IT HAPPEN GUYS!!!

i think fuel consumption is good and auto tranny does have less mileage than manual IMO
Mine gives 9 kms/ltr in karachi's traffic jams and On ODOmetre it's just 20k kilometres

2) auto trannies have less pick up dunno y :/ that's y i usually drive on S rather than D and B

3) dont get spacers cux it will decrease ur grip or whatever...i've installed 15" rims and 195/55 tyres & yuh can go for 195/60 or 195/65 and there is no rubbing or scratching down on the famous paki's breathtaking speadbreakers

Hello all experienced PWheelerz!
Need help!
I own a vitz 2005, 80k on da odo...just bought a month ago...over the time I have been facing following problems in my ride:

1. The previous owner told me dat he installed AC compressor of a corolla in it because the old one stopped working. Now...the cooling is fairly good but I noticed that after driving with AC on around 15 to 20km the car looses its pick or I have to press the accelerator down to the metal...seems like the vehicle is getting hot but no sign on the cluster!

2. After driving 10 to 15 km the steering gets a bit hard on bit higher speed I mean 30 to 40km/hr...the return rotation also needs some effort. Feels like it gets stuck and after applying a little force it suddenly responds. On a turn if the speed is around 30km the steering wouldn't get straight or back to normal position unless force is applied. After giving vehicle some rest and the vehicle is cold it would behave normal and again.

3. Smell of petrol in the room...after driving and then parking

4. Average calculated so far is 10 to 12 with AC on around 70% of the time.

Hello all experienced PWheelerz!
Need help!
I own a vitz 2005, 80k on da odo...just bought a month ago...over the time I have been facing following problems in my ride:

1. The previous owner told me dat he installed AC compressor of a corolla in it because the old one stopped working. Now...the cooling is fairly good but I noticed that after driving with AC on around 15 to 20km the car looses its pick or I have to press the accelerator down to the metal...seems like the vehicle is getting hot but no sign on the cluster!

2. After driving 10 to 15 km the steering gets a bit hard on bit higher speed I mean 30 to 40km/hr...the return rotation also needs some effort. Feels like it gets stuck and after applying a little force it suddenly responds. On a turn if the speed is around 30km the steering wouldn't get straight or back to normal position unless force is applied. After giving vehicle some rest and the vehicle is cold it would behave normal and again.

3. Smell of petrol in the room...after driving and then parking

4. Average calculated so far is 10 to 12 with AC on around 70% of the time.

Dat slowing down part , change cvt oil , i guess ur gear is heating up

Consumption is fine
Steering has an adjust ask an electrition he will adjust its softness for u

Bearings make noise at speeds not on bumps i guess

Thnx 4 the reply man!

I asked the oil change guy to inspect the transmission oil...he said its fine
Will ask anyone else to check it again!
Don't u thnk the load on engine increased due to compressor change and eventually causes low acceleration??
Is it okay to install GLI compressor in vitz?
Is there no compatibility issue in ecu and sensor based vehicles?

I asked the oil change guy to inspect the transmission oil...he said its fine
Will ask anyone else to check it again!
Don't u thnk the load on engine increased due to compressor change and eventually causes low acceleration??
Is it okay to install GLI compressor in vitz?
Is there no compatibility issue in ecu and sensor based vehicles?

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I also have installed corolla compressor in my vitz ,
Its a mechanical clutch compressor where as original 1 is electronic
So they install a relay for this corolla compressor to work in vitz !

U cant check cvt oil , u have to drain it and replace it and clean cvt oil filter ! there is no gear oil dip stick

Hello all experienced PWheelerz!
Need help!
I own a vitz 2005, 80k on da odo...just bought a month ago...over the time I have been facing following problems in my ride:

1. The previous owner told me dat he installed AC compressor of a corolla in it because the old one stopped working. Now...the cooling is fairly good but I noticed that after driving with AC on around 15 to 20km the car looses its pick or I have to press the accelerator down to the metal...seems like the vehicle is getting hot but no sign on the cluster!

2. After driving 10 to 15 km the steering gets a bit hard on bit higher speed I mean 30 to 40km/hr...the return rotation also needs some effort. Feels like it gets stuck and after applying a little force it suddenly responds. On a turn if the speed is around 30km the steering wouldn't get straight or back to normal position unless force is applied. After giving vehicle some rest and the vehicle is cold it would behave normal and again.

3. Smell of petrol in the room...after driving and then parking

4. Average calculated so far is 10 to 12 with AC on around 70% of the time.

About the Steering being hard, i think its because of the extra load. Try the steering without turning on the a/c to make sure its not because of the gli compressor. Easy..
I said this because i noticed with my vitz that when the car i standing still without a/c, steering is very soft and light. Turning on the a/c made it a little bit harder but nothing like getting stuck. If you keep steering it, engine rpm goes up a little bit as well because its electronic steering and any extra electronics need higher rpm in this small car. Check the battery and the generator power as well.

Smell of petrol in the car is 99% because of the loose fuel tank/fuel filter cover. Previous owner might have changed the fuel filter or got it cleaned and whoever done it, did not tighten the cover properly. It needs special tools. Same thing happened to me and only Toyota Airport motors could fix it after wasting money on many shops. About 1% other reasons, there could be fuel leakage somewhere. Best bet would be to take out the back seat and inspect the surface under it. There is a metal cover hiding the fuel tank. Take it out by just pulling it with some screw driver and you will see petrol around the main big plastic cap of the fuel tank.

Salman, yasir and other respected members have guided you well already.
About the CVT oil, some so called mechanics check the cvt oil by slightly opening the bottom tray of the gear box. Bright red oil comes out that is like new and they say its still good. But the oil inside the gear box becomes very dirty. Just to be on the safe side change the cvt oil. Buy it from filter house as they sell it much cheaper and get it changed from the Toyota 3s shop. If they ask too much money then speak to the mechanic in private and ask him to make it cheaper. He will charge you few hundred rupees but the bill would be less than 50% of original price. It happens on all Toyota shops.

Salman, yasir and other respected members have guided you well already.
About the CVT oil, some so called mechanics check the cvt oil by slightly opening the bottom tray of the gear box. Bright red oil comes out that is like new and they say its still good. But the oil inside the gear box becomes very dirty. Just to be on the safe side change the cvt oil. Buy it from filter house as they sell it much cheaper and get it changed from the Toyota 3s shop. If they ask too much money then speak to the mechanic in private and ask him to make it cheaper. He will charge you few hundred rupees but the bill would be less than 50% of original price. It happens on all Toyota shops.

Aoa Faisal Imtiaz bro
With due respect, I would like to point out that the actions you are suggesting at 3s to reduce the bill appears to be bribery to me. Needless to say using bribes to gain financial advantage is illegal and haram.

Everyone of us get forced to use bribes at some point of life, but in this case it is entirely avoidable.

I also have installed corolla compressor in my vitz ,
Its a mechanical clutch compressor where as original 1 is electronic
So they install a relay for this corolla compressor to work in vitz !

U cant check cvt oil , u have to drain it and replace it and clean cvt oil filter ! there is no gear oil dip stick

Oookay bro...but does it ever causes low acceleration in your car?
Plus vibration at D or R gear at standstill?
And about cvt he drained the lubricant and said its fine...however I will get it checked or I will get it changed!